Isocolus centaureae Dyakonchuk, 1982

Hymenoptera, Cynipidae

on Centaurea

gall

The galls lie between the unmodified involucral bracts and eventually fall off. They are unilocular, 2 mm long, elliptic; the wall is thin, lignified and slightly rough.

hostplants

Asteraceae, monophagous

Centaurea diffusa, pseudomaculosa, solstitialis, virgata subsp. squarrosa.

references

Melika (2006a), Melika & Karimpour (2012a).

05/01/2017